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| The Color You Need Now ... Gray |
| Glamorous, accomplished, and oh-so-versatile, gray tones set the stage for beautiful antiques. Browse take-home ideas plus paint picks and fabric selections from our decorating editor |
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by Rebecca Sowell Hawkins
· You'll find the color in slate tile, concrete
flooring, or kitchen countertops. It's easy to decorate with -- gray
looks good with shades of red, blue, yellow, green, soft tones of orange
and persimmon, and of course, black.
· Gray subdues the vibrancy of blues and greens,
creating an earthy, aged look.
· Set the table with a silvery or dark gray
tablecloth instead of traditional white. Accentuate it with flowers in a
single shade such as red, purple, or persimmon.
· Gray silk curtains create glamour in a room with
dark hardwood flooring and upholstered pieces.
· A light gray doesn't look quite as stark as
whites on the walls. As a backdrop to wood antiques and colorful
furnishings, gray enhances the patina. And if you can't live with
gray on your walls, a weimaraner is the sweetest way to go gray.
| PAINT PAIRINGS |
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1. Foggy Day by Sherwin-Williams, 2. Lamp Room Gray
by Farrow & Ball, 3. Newsprint by Martin Senour.
(Photo: Howard L. Puckett) |
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| FABRIC SELECTIONS |
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1. Walker Velvet in fog by Thomas O'Brien for
Groundworks through Lee Jofa, 2. Novelty in silver by Highland Court, 3.
Rosa Union in nacre by Manuel Canovas, 4. Soliman in olga by Manuel
Canovas, 5. Mandalay by Designers Guild through Osborne & Little, 6.
Lynx Silk in graphite by Lee Jofa, 7. March in gray by Sahco through
Bergamo.
(Photo: Howard L. Puckett) |
RESOURCES: Room designed by Paul Garzotto, Green
Garzotto, 214/528-0400; Lee Jofa (T); Highland Court (T); Manuel Canovas (T); Osborne & Little (T); Bergamo (T); Martha Stewart Signature through Sherwin-Williams, sherwinwilliams.com; Farrow & Ball,
farrowball.com; Martin Senour, martinsenour.com.
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